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SB 10.51.54

Devanāgarī

मन्ये ममानुग्रह ईश ते कृतो राज्यानुबन्धापगमो यद‍ृच्छया । य: प्रार्थ्यते साधुभिरेकचर्यया वनं विविक्षद्भ‍िरखण्डभूमिपै: ॥ ५४ ॥

Text

manye mamānugraha īśa te kṛto rājyānubandhāpagamo yadṛcchayā yaḥ prārthyate sādhubhir eka-caryayā vanaṁ vivikṣadbhir akhaṇḍa-bhūmi-paiḥ

Synonyms

manye—I think;mama—to me;anugrahaḥ—mercy;īśa—O Lord;te—by You;kṛtaḥ—done;rājya—to kingdom;anubandha—of attachment;apagamaḥ—the removal;yadṛcchayā—spontaneous;yaḥ—which;prārthyate—is prayed for;sādhubhiḥ—saintly;eka-caryayā—in solitude;vanam—the forest;vivikṣadbhiḥ—who desire to enter;akhaṇḍa—unlimited;bhūmi—of lands;paiḥ—by rulers.

Translation

My Lord, I think You have shown me mercy, since my attachment to my kingdom has spontaneously ceased. Such freedom is prayed for by saintly rulers of vast empires who desire to enter the forest for a life of solitude.

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